Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

Of course, given that the extinction of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix has long been confirmed by the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, who is the descendant of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, then Zi Yan's identity can only be either the Ancient Void Dragon or the Heavenly Demon Phoenix.

These two magical beasts are a different story. One hasn't appeared on the continent for hundreds of years, and the other is so domineering that it forbids anyone from possessing the wings of its race. Neither of them is good news for Xiao Yan, who has dragon and phoenix horns.

In fact, Xiao Yan regretted it when he revealed the Crimson Jade Dragon Horn, especially after seeing the "human Dou Zong" who seemed to be Zi Yan's protector.

"Is there anything more precise..." Although knowing the classification of her own body was something to be happy about, Zi Yan wanted to know more precise information at this moment!

"Alright, Ziyan, he also said he didn't know exactly which magical beast's horn it came from," Su Qian appeared beside Ziyan before she could fully express her question, pressing her head with one hand. "I think if Xiao Yan knew the origin of these dragon horns, he definitely wouldn't hide it, right?" After saying this, Su Qian smiled kindly at Xiao Yan.

"Um...you are...?" As if he hadn't noticed Su Qian at all, Xiao Yan took a half step back and asked cautiously.

“My name is Su Qian,” Su Qian said casually. “Although you, a kid who just arrived at the academy today, don’t know, the girl behind you should know who I am.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan "subconsciously" turned his head to look at Xun'er behind him.

“The leader of the many elders of Canaan Academy,” Xun’er whispered, “is the strongest person in the academy.”

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He then clasped his hands in a respectful bow and said, "Greetings, Elder."

“There’s no need for such formalities,” Su Qian chuckled, then looked at Zi Yan beside him, who was looking at him with displeasure. “Girl, you’ve met your ‘clan members,’ shouldn’t you go back to the inner courtyard now?”

"No way!" Zi Yan said angrily. "We finally got news of my true form, and I won't go back until Xiao Yan remembers the origin of these dragon horns!"

"If you don't go back, you won't be allowed to steal Elder Hao's medicinal herbs anymore, okay?" Knowing Zi Yan's temper, Su Qian naturally wouldn't be controlled by this little one, and directly used her trump card.

"Well--"

Sure enough, upon hearing Su Qian's words, Zi Yan pouted. Previously, she had been eating all sorts of unpalatable medicinal herbs in order to grow up as quickly as possible, become a Dou Huang in the shortest time, and then see her true form. Now, Su Qian's prohibition against stealing medicinal herbs undoubtedly cut off any possibility of becoming a Dou Huang in a short period of time—

However, after glancing at Xiao Yan opposite her, Zi Yan finally made up her mind: "No! Anyway, there's been no change after consuming so many medicinal herbs, so it's better to wait for Xiao Yan to figure out the origin of these dragon horns!"

Zi Yan looked at Su Qian very seriously, as if the gluttonous girl from before was not her at all.

"You little rascal..." Zi Yan's unexpected answer left Su Qian somewhat annoyed. After a long while, she suddenly looked at Xiao Yan, who had been silent for a long time, and asked, "You just arrived at the academy today, so you probably haven't settled into your dormitory yet, have you?"

“I think Instructor Ruolin should have arranged something for me before…” Xiao Yan’s eyes darted around as he instantly understood Su Qian’s meaning.

"Then let's rearrange it!" Su Qian waved his hand. "It's settled then!"

"What do you mean?" Zi Yan blinked, looking at Su Qian with some confusion.

"That means I agree," Su Qian said irritably. "Why don't you hurry back and get some medicinal herbs? Although with this kid's strength, entering the inner courtyard is inevitable, the inner courtyard selection competition still has several days to go!"

Although his tone wasn't very nice, the doting look in his eyes was genuine.

“…You said it!” Upon hearing this, Zi Yan became excited and flew directly towards the inner courtyard after leaving behind a message.

"Um..." After Zi Yan left, Xiao Yan chuckled awkwardly and tried to persuade Su Qian to retract her previous idea.

"You know the origin of that dragon horn, right?"

Just as if not wanting Xiao Yan to say no, Su Qian suddenly spoke up, and his words were a fatal blow.

Chapter 212 Bloodline Link

"No, I really don't know the origin of these dragon horns," Xiao Yan said with a wry smile. "If I did know, I would have just told you. It's not something that needs to be hidden, is it?"

Xiao Yan looked at Su Qian with sincere eyes, and Su Qian didn't say anything, just quietly looked at Xiao Yan.

"...Let's just assume you're telling the truth." After a long while, Su Qian sighed. After all, Xiao Yan's performance was flawless, as if he really knew nothing.

"It must be true..." Xiao Yan muttered softly after Su Qian looked away.

“Zi Yan was abandoned by her parents,” Su Qian said, too lazy to argue with Xiao Yan any longer, and began to tell the story in a calm tone, “Since Zi Yan became conscious, she has lived alone in the deep mountains.”

According to her, when she was a child, she could only slink away when she was beaten up by those powerful monsters or had her food stolen.

When I saw her, she had just eaten the Transformation Grass. I felt sorry for her, so I took her back to Canaan Academy and brought her into the inner courtyard.

The story is short; it's about an abandoned magical beast that was bullied from a young age. After eating a transformation herb, it was taken back to Canaan Academy as a child.

"Although I don't know what those red jade-like dragon horns you showed earlier were," Su Qian sighed after finishing the story, looking directly at Xiao Yan, "the moment those dragon horns appeared, I felt a momentary tremor in my heart, as if an ancient beast had appeared before me."

Although I know you also have the ability to threaten a Dou Zong, the feeling brought by those dragon horns is definitely not comparable to the fighting technique you released on Yunlan Mountain.

If nothing unexpected happens, these dragon horns... should belong to the Ancient Void Dragon, right?

Although the process was strange and the answer was not correct, for the humans of the Dou Qi Continent, being able to deduce the Ancient Void Dragon was the limit. Xun'er, who was standing next to him, also looked at Su Qian with higher regard after hearing his deduction. Obviously, Xun'er could also think of the Ancient Void Dragon.

“The Ancient Dragon of the Void…?” Xiao Yan hesitated before uttering these words. Then, he looked at Su Qian with some confusion, “Since you, Elder, have deduced the origin of these dragon horns, why don’t you just tell Senior Sister Zi Yan?”

“Ziyan was abandoned by her parents,” Su Qian sighed. He often sighed because of Ziyan in the past, but today it seemed to happen more often, and all of them were about her future. “That’s what we say, but what if her parents met with misfortune and sent her out alone?”

There are few forces or powerful individuals on this continent capable of threatening the Ancient Dragon Couple.

Canaan Academy also has students from Central Continent, so it has a certain understanding of the forces in Central Continent, even the magical beast forces. The most well-known point is that the Heavenly Demon Phoenix is ​​food for the Ancient Void Dragon.

“If we let Ziyan know her background too early, the most likely outcome is that it will bring about a deadly disaster,” Su Qian looked at Xiao Yan, her eyes filled with a hint of pleading. “If possible, I hope you won’t tell Ziyan about her background too soon, okay?”

Xiao Yan's eyes twitched unnaturally. After a long while, he uttered a sentence in a low voice, "You trust me that much? I clearly have these dragon horns that are suspected to be those of the Ancient Void Dragon. What if I harm Zi Yan in the future in order to catalyze these dragon horns?"

Although Xiao Yan understood Su Qian's thoughts, he was even more confused at this moment.

Why did Su Qian dare to tell him all the information so bluntly? He had only just arrived at Canaan Academy today, and he had only just met Zi Yan and Su Qian. Why did Su Qian trust him so much?

“Zi Yan isn’t the kind of girl who would easily trust a stranger she’s just met,” Su Qian smiled upon hearing Xiao Yan’s question. “I trust her judgment, and of course, most importantly…”

At this point, Su Qian glanced at Xun'er very discreetly. Of course, it was only what he thought was discreet, since both Xiao Yan, with his powerful soul force, and Xun'er, who was being glanced at, noticed Su Qian's little action.

“The most crucial thing is that you will stay at Canaan Academy for the next few years,” Su Qian said calmly, turning to look at Xiao Yan after noticing Xun’er’s glance. “A few years is enough time for me to see what kind of person you are. If you are truly a bad person, I will deal with you before you can even make a move.”

Although Su Qian said he wanted to "get rid of" Xiao Yan, Xun'er didn't react much. After all, judging from Su Qian's previous reactions, Xun'er was quite certain that he knew something about her background. Therefore, the most important reason Su Qian wanted to say could only be the threat from her family.

Does the Grand Elder have any knowledge of Xun'er's family?

Beside him, Xiao Yan also looked at Su Qian thoughtfully. Xiao Yan didn't know much about Xun'er's family, the only thing he was sure of was that there was a Dou Sheng in Xun'er's family.

Although he didn't look down on Su Qian, Xiao Yan didn't believe that Su Qian, a mere low-star Dou Zong, could possibly know about Xun'er's family on his own. In other words...

'Does Canaan Academy have at least one high-level Dou Zun behind it?' Xiao Yan pondered. 'Or perhaps, a low-level Dou Zun from a family on par with Xun'er's?'

In short, the decision that Xiao Yan would share a dormitory with Zi Yan during his time in the outer courtyard was made rather haphazardly. Xun'er, realizing that she had been "stolen" from her own thoughts, seriously considered whether to pretend she hadn't noticed Su Qian's earlier glances and then arrange for Ling Ying to teach Su Qian a lesson.

Of course, in the end, considering that Ling Ying was just a pitiful Dou Huang, the matter was put on hold.

*

Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit—this special medicinal herb was recorded in a medicinal herb manual in the old herbalist's collection.

A palm-sized, strange fruit, half red and half white, with the red side representing scorching heat and the white side representing biting cold. The two extreme attributes are perfectly fused in the same fruit. Although the carriers are different, it is exactly the same as the state of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye that Xiao Yan had seen before.

At the same time, this strange fruit is also one of the ingredients needed for the Earth Spirit Pill, which is required to devour the Fallen Heart Flame. However, unfortunately, Xiao Yan has never seen this ingredient in the Thousand Medicine Workshop or the warehouse of the Eight Doors in Black Seal City.

At this moment, right in front of Xiao Yan, who had just finished refining a batch of Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills, the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit was being held by a slender little hand. Judging from the hand's movements, it seemed that it was preparing to put the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit directly into its mouth.

"No!" Just as his little mouth was about to touch the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit, Xiao Yan finally couldn't help but shout out.

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Upon hearing Xiao Yan's voice, Zi Yan stopped what she was doing, moved the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit aside, and looked at Xiao Yan with some curiosity. "What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Her big eyes blinked, making her look very cute.

"You...you usually take medicinal herbs like this?" After hesitating for a long time, the importance of the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit ultimately overwhelmed Xiao Yan's "conscience," and he asked softly.

“Although the old man allowed me to stay by your side,” Zi Yan thought for a moment and didn’t hide it, “I still have to grow up in the future, and if I want to grow up, I have to eat them.”

Growing up?

Glancing at Zi Yan's small arms and legs, Xiao Yan nodded subconsciously, then quickly realized, "I'll trade you a pill, how about it? The Battle Spirit Pill, have you heard of it? Compared to this medicinal herb, the Battle Spirit Pill will give you a greater boost, right?"

That's what they say, but the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit is not comparable to a mere Spirit Pill, let alone the fact that Xiao Yan, as an alchemist, wants to take the medicinal herbs from Zi Yan. Generally speaking, in this situation, even if the person holding the medicinal herbs is unwilling to offend the alchemist, the alchemist must still offer a pill equivalent to the market price of the medicinal herbs.

Although it's a bit embarrassing, Xiao Yan's current goal is to acquire the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit at the lowest possible price, which means... Xiao Yan is planning to deceive the child.

"You want this medicinal herb?" After glancing at the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit in her hand, Zi Yan handed it to Xiao Yan without hesitation. "Then take it. Anyway, that old man has plenty of other medicinal herbs in his herb storeroom!"

Looking at the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit handed to him, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment. While silently mourning for the elder with the medicinal herb storehouse mentioned by Zi Yan, he accepted the Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit and put it into his storage ring.

When Zi Yan nonchalantly took out another medicinal herb and took a bite, Xiao Yan finally looked up. "Zi Yan, you want to know what your true form is, right?"

"You remembered?"

Zi Yan's eyes widened in surprise. As she released the medicinal herbs from her hand, she stared intently at Xiao Yan.

"I suppose so..." Feeling ashamed of his earlier attempt to deceive the child, Xiao Yan nodded. "I can tell you the origin of those dragon horns, but in return..."

I hope that Ziyan will keep this secret completely.

"No problem, even if the old man asks, I won't tell him!" Seeing Xiao Yan's serious expression, Zi Yan wiped her mouth, put away the medicine with a bite mark, and said seriously with a stern face.

"...You should know that making such an oath is useless, right?"

Although he hesitated for a moment, after thinking about the origin of the Red Jade Dragon Horn, Xiao Yan still pretended to be serious and said in a low voice.

"so what should I do?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Zi Yan asked directly. Judging from her resolute appearance, Xiao Yan even suspected that she wouldn't hesitate at all even if he sold her off right now.

"Bloodline connection".

"Bloodline link?" Zi Yan's eyes showed a look of confusion. "What is that?"

“A special code, simply put, connects our bloodlines,” Xiao Yan said softly. “In this way, a close link will be formed between us, and if I die, you will die with me.”

Zi Yan paused for a moment, then nodded solemnly, "Yes, okay, no problem!"

"Uh...aren't you going to ask me why I went to this extent?" This made Xiao Yan a little puzzled, and he asked with a strange look.

"Do you really think of me as a child?" Zi Yan tilted her head and looked at Xiao Yan strangely. "No matter what, I'm the number one on the Inner Court's Strong Ranking. I can understand this situation, okay?"

"Isn't it because the origin of those dragon horns is too terrifying? You're worried that if I find out where they came from, you'll want to take them off you? Of course I understand that!"

"No, I'm just worried that you're a Celestial Phoenix. I'm afraid that after I tell you about your origins, you'll return to your clan and reveal my whereabouts, causing all the Celestial Phoenixes to hunt me down."

Looking at the smug Zi Yan, Xiao Yan thought to himself, 'Even if you're a Primordial Dragon, it's the same. I don't believe a Primordial Dragon can completely ignore something like a dragon-phoenix.'

Although the Heavenly Demon Phoenix or the Ancient Void Dragon could have been ruthless enough to abandon Zi Yan for the Red Jade Dragon Horn, at least after completing the bloodline link, Xiao Yan was able to keep Zi Yan by his side on the grounds that Zi Yan might die if she left alone, which would then lead to Xiao Yan's death as well.

Of course, the most crucial reason is that the cultivation history book Dan gave him records a way in which bloodline links can exist where the death of one party does not threaten the other!

'So, this bloodline link is also a trap...' Xiao Yan thought strangely. 'So, just how many magical beasts did that Empress Qiankun harm back then?'

Speaking of which, could the disappearance of the ancient Celestial Phoenix be related to that empress?

"Let's get started!" Zi Yan took Xiao Yan's silence as an embarrassment at being seen through, and urged him on, "There's nothing to be shy about. Any normal person would think that way, and I wouldn't be an exception!"

So, hurry up and complete the bloodline connection!